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Northern Rivers · Sport

Sport, 1916

487 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 25

SPORTING The Turf Crystal Creek Races

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 2

There was a large attendance at the sports meeting at Crystal Creek yesterday, visitors being present from all parts Murwillumbah being well…

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Latest Sport[?] Rand Wick Races. the Tipsters' Fancies

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—"Early Bird [?]ilps for to-morrow are:— Hurdles.—Jack Rice, Capintesta, S[?] nesa…

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TELEGRAMS. Big Attendances at Show and Races. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 3

Ninety-six thousand persons attended the Sydney Show yesterday and fiftyfive thousand the Randwick races…

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Football

Northern Star · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 4

The following team will represent. Wallaroos v. Blues in the second-grade football match on the Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, commencing at 3.30:—S. Long…

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Football

Northern Star · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 3

The following will represent "All Blues" in their match against Wallaroos on the oval on Saturday; play to start at 3.15 p.m.:— Full-back, Iveli; three-quarters, Pearce,…

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League Football. First Grade Competition Abandoned. Players at the Front. Second Grade Matches for Patriotic Purposes

Northern Star · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 3

In response to an advertisement a meeting of League footballers was held at the Imperial Hotel last night under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Boa. The attendance was…

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Racing Disqualifications

Northern Star · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Temora stipendiary stewards in connection with a recent pony and galloway race meeting in dealing with what is known as the Lazy Bill case,…

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Boxing. Edwards v. BURNS

Northern Star · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Lew. Edwards outpointed Roughhouse Burns at the Stadium last night…

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Boxing Edwards Defeats Burns Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

Charlie Burns (Canada) was defeated in twenty rounds by Llew Edwards at the Sydney stadium last night The first four rounds were easily…

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Football. Wallaroos v. BLUES

Northern Star · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 2

A slow and uninteresting game was the result of the match Wallaroos v. Blues on Saturday last. The first half was of a give and take nature, Blues having the better of…

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Football in War Time

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 2

A letter from the Richmond River Rugby Football League was received at the meeting of the Lismore Municipal Council last night, asking for the free use of the Recreation…

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Football

Northern Star · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 4

The following will represent South Lismore second-grade against Wallaroos on the eval on Saturday next at 3.15 p.m.—J. Burns, W. McGuiness, R. Aunetts, T. Kelly, G…

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Football

Northern Star · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 3

A team will be chosen from the following to represent "All Blues" in their match against Ballina, at Ballina, on Saturday:—Iveli, Steenson, Nipperess, Williams, Cooke,…

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City Tattersall's. Tips for Tattersall's Races

Northern Star · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—"Early Bird's" tips for to-morrow are:— Hurdles.—St. Medoc, Lempriere, Merrimax…

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Boxing

Northern Star · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—M[?]oy outpointed Moy at the Stadium last night. MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Fred Kay last night knocked out Frank O'Connor in the…

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Boxing. HERB McCOY V. Eddie Moy Newcomer Goes Under. After a Hard Struggle. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 3

Eddie Moy and Herb McCoy, the crack American and Australian lightweights, supplied the contest at the Sydney stadium last night. The former…

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The Racing Reviewed

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 6

After an interval of about thirty years I renewed acquaintance with Casino racecourse the two afternoons of last week when the annual…

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Football. Metropolitan Matches

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The football season opened to-day. In Rugby first grade South Sydeny defeated Newtown by 20 to nil, Eastern Suburbs beat Annandale by 5 to 2,…

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Byron Bay the Racing Club

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 2

Byron Bay Race Club is to be congratulated on the step they have taken. [?] The club has now been formed into a…

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Latest Sporting. the Turf. Adelaide Races

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—At the S.A.J.C. Autumn Meeting to-day the Goodwood Handicap resulted:—Blague, 9-4 [?]; Achernar, 8-3 [?] Iownit. 10.0 3. Won easily by three and a…

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